Helms, Betty Jackson 

Funeral services for Betty Jackson Helms, 73, of Longview, will be 
held noon Monday, July 31, 2006, at the First Assembly of God 
Church at 2900 North Fourth Street in Longview, with the Reverend 
Randy Carter and the Reverend A.A. Callaway officiating. Burial 
will be in Morris Cemetery near Gilmer. She passed away Thursday 
evening, July 27, 2006, at a Longview hospital. Mrs. Helms was 
born July 1, 1933, in Columbus, Ga., to Walter M. Jackson Jr. and 
Mildred Brookins Jackson. She was a devoted wife, mother, and 
grandmother. For 54 years, she stood faithful alongside her husband 
who was in full time ministry with the Assemblies of God denomination. 
Mrs. Helms was always lending a helping hand to her family and friends. 
She was always thinking about other people, no matter what her situation 
was. She will be greatly missed by all who loved her and will forever 
be in our hearts. She was preceded in death by her father, Walter M. 
Jackson Jr.; and her son, Walter Neal Helms. Those left to cherish her 
memory are her husband of 54 years, Nathan Helms of Longview; daughters 
and sons-in-law, Letha and Ted Dwigans of Houston, and Lana and Larry 
Gabriel of Georgetown; grandchildren, David Dwigans, Aron Warren and 
wife, Monica, and Sean Gabriel; great-granddaughter, Ariana Warren; 
mother, Mildred Jackson of Columbus, Ga.; brothers and sisters-in-law, 
Bobby and Mary Jackson of Pensacola, Fla., and Gerald and Barbara 
Jackson of Columbus; and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will 
be from 3-5 p.m. Sunday afternoon, July 30, 2006, at the funeral home. 

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 7/29/2006.